Calhoun, Dove Hunter Recording
Calhoun is getting ready to record with James Barber, who produced Ryan Adams' critically lauded Rock N Roll album and also Courtney Love's America's...
Blank-Men: New Traditionalists
Blank-Men aren’t just doing something different. These four Fort Worthians are doing something different well.
There’s a strong retro influence in their music, perhaps obviously...
SPEAK Out
This Saturday at Ridglea Theater, Black Tie Dynasty, PPT, The Burning Hotels, and the cut*off, among others, are performing a benefit concert put on...
New Alan, Doc’s
There was a time when I wasn’t all about Fort Worth/817 music, when I just listened to whatever came my...
Austin Callin’
Part of the fun of South by Southwest, the music festival and conference that takes place in Austin every year, is tucking your badge...
Under the Radar
Most veteran scenesters probably remember dearly departed Cadillac Fraf, a.k.a. Chad Percy, whose level-headed –– and enlightening –– response to criticisms of his lo-fi...
Local Hip-Hop Don’t Stop
Perhaps it’s the inherent efficiency of the recording process –– a beat, a mic, and a rhyme are all that’s required –– but homegrown...
Sub Sahara: “Blue Lives Don’t Matter”
Driving along 35-North the other day, I ended up behind an SUV with a “blue lives matter” bumper sticker. I immediately thought, “Well, there’s...
Economic Indicators
Shitty economy? What shitty economy? Of course, I’m just being cute (which isn’t hard for me, what with my pigtails, unicorn-emblazoned...
And Your Winners Are…
Fort Worth, you have good taste.
If you’ll allow me to continue blowing smoke up your ass, you’re also very intelligent, supremely attractive, and exceedingly...
